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Subject: Re: Selected programming for May 26-April 1, 2025
Date: Mon, 26 May 2025 10:57:10 -0700
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On 5/26/25 7:18 AM, Robin Miller wrote:

>          Previously released:
> 
> 
> Happy Monday(s)          (movie)          (Netflix, May 22)
> 
> Trapped in a time loop and reliving the same day again and again, a 
> college student seizes the opportunity to try and win the heart of his 
> crush. 2025 Thai film; 2hr 8m.

Wow - this plotline has NEVER been done before!!1!


>          Monday, May 26
> 
> 
>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> 51st American Music Awards       (live event)         (8 pm ET/5 pm PT, 
> CBS)
> 
> Jennifer Lopez hosts.
> 
> https://www.cbs.com/shows/american-music-awards/

Oh, good Lord!!

> The Librarians: The Next Chapter      (regular night)        (11:30 pm, 
> TNT)
> 
> Tonight's and next week's episodes are at 11:30 pm, but beginning the 
> following week (June 9) the series moves to its regular 10 pm time slot. 
> The show runs through August 4.

Yeah, 11:30pm is an awful timeslot - I'm assuming basketball is the 
reason?...


>          Tuesday, May 27
> 
> 
>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> America's Got Talent    (season 20 premiere)      (8-10 pm, NBC)

[sigh...]  [roll]

> Alert: Missing Persons Unit        (season 3 finale)        (9 pm, Fox)

Ah, so not renewed yet?... But I think Fox is going to some weird 
off-track renewal schedule, isn't it?

> Destination X      [new]         (10 pm, NBC)
> 
> Hosted by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, 10 strangers board a blacked-out bus and 
> embark on the journey of a lifetime to win the $250,000 grand prize. 
> With no idea where they are, they compete in challenges, earn clues and 
> try to locate Destination X on a map. The person who guesses furthest 
> away is sent home.

Hard pass.


>          Thursday, May 29
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> The Better Sister           [new; complete limited series) (12:01 am, 
> Prime Video)
> 
> Estranged sisters Chloe (Jessica Biel) and Nicky (Eliabeth Banks) are 
> reunited and confront their family history after Chloe's husband (Corey 
> Stoll) is murdered in the limited series based on Alafair Burke's book 
> of the same name. Kim Dickens, Gloria Reuben, and Matthew Modine also 
> star. The entire eight-episode miniseries streams today.

No way I will get to this as a series.

> And Just Like That...        (season 3 premiere)         (9:01 PM, Max)
> 
> After a two-year wait, Max's Sex and the City follow-up returns with the 
> first episode of its 12-episode third season. Gone are Sara Ramirez and 
> Karen Pittman, but new cast members include Rosie O'Donnell, Patti 
> LuPone, Logan Marshall-Green, and Mehcad Brooks. 12 episodes released 
> weekly through August 14.

Aw, hell, no!!


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Murder, Lies and Marriage          (movie)         (8 pm, LMN)
> 
> After mistakenly being imprisoned for five long years for a murder she 
> didn’t commit, Nicole is released from prison and immediately tries to 
> reconnect with her now twelve-year-old daughter, Sarah. Her ex-husband, 
> Jack, is dating former model Gwen, who has closely bonded with Sarah. 
> Nicole begins to suspect that Jack may have been behind the crime for 
> which she’d been blamed and that both her daughter and Jack’s new 
> girlfriend may be in danger. Stars Nadia Adelay, Jess Matney, Mia Romay, 
> Kelly Sullivan [Nicole] and Alex Trumble.

Interesting. When Lifetime starting advertising that a Kelly Sullivan 
flick was coming up, I just assumed it was the 2024 flick she did that 
was already on Tubi ("Deadly Justice"). But, nope - this is an entirely 
new LMN flick.


>          Friday, May 30
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Bono: Stories of Surrender       (documentary)          (12:01 am, Apple 
> TV+)
> 
> Andrew Dominik directs a look at the life of the U2 frontman that's 
> adapted from Bono's one-man stage show of the same name (and his recent 
> autobiography Surrender). If you are the sole remaining owner of the 
> Apple Vision Pro headset, you can also watch an immersive 8K/180-degree 
> version of the film. 1h 26m.

Gah!

> The Killing Cove       (movie)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
> 
> After a traumatic encounter at a college party, two sisters plot revenge 
> against a rich jock--only to find something darker is already hunting 
> them. Stars Precious Way, Madison Epps, Tremayne Norris, Aaron Bryce 
> Sheats, Nate Wyatt, and Judi Johnson. 1 hr 40 min.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cBy-9IYw-A
> 
> https://tubitv.com/movies/100039969/the-killing-cove
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36650465/

Well, that doesn't sound awful...


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> A Boyfriend To Die For        (movie)          (8 pm, LMN)
> 
> Olivia never wanted to be known as just another product of nepotism, but 
> as a rising star in her father’s prestigious firm, that’s exactly how 
> people saw her. Determined to prove herself, she crosses paths with 
> Jonathan Rothfield, a sharp and ambitious heir to a renowned banking 
> dynasty. Together, they find not only a shared drive to succeed but a 
> powerful, intoxicating chemistry that draws them closer. As their 
> careers and ambitions intertwine, Olivia realizes that their combined 
> influence could take them to the very top of the financial world. But 
> when her father finally backs their venture, a chilling secret begins to 
> surface--one that threatens to unravel everything she’s worked for. Will 
> Olivia’s thirst for success blind her to the dark truths that could 
> destroy them all? The closer they get, the more dangerous the stakes 
> become. Stars Brittany Underwood and Alex Trumble.
> 
> [RM: Two true premieres in the same week?]

And they both star Alex Trumble!!

Underwood is starting to look old, finally, but I'm sure I'll watch this.

> https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-boyfriend-to-die-for
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35513807/
> 
> 
> 
>          Saturday, May 31
> 
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